Brave Ad World Podcast - Episode 247

This week we had big acquisitions, quarterly earnings and more to discuss on Episode 247 of the Brave Ad World Podcast.

This week’s headlines: Verizon Acquires Yahoo, Reddit Shares Plans to Go Mass and New Ad Offering, Twitter Disappoints in Q2 Earnings, Tumblr to Run Ads on all Blogs, Video Propels Facebook Into Dominant Q2 and Alphabet Reports Excellent Earnings Despite Facebook.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Testing Quick Updates, Attribution Powered by Foursquare Gets Real-Time Dashboard, Instagram Testing Tools for Celebrities to Combat Trolls, Pinterest Hires New Head of Measurement, LinkedIn Acquires PointDrive, Facebook Updates Custom Audiences for Time Spent on Site, Facebook Testing New Video Features, Facebook Launches Birthday Recap Videos and Twitter Stickers Available to All. 

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Brave Ad World - Episode 197

Episode 197 of the Brave Ad World Podcast is here!

This week’s headlines: Facebook Testing Its Own Search Engine, Verizon Buys AOL, Instant Articles Launch on Facebook and Snapchat Launches 10-Second Ads.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Testing Feature to Enable Users to Search for Items for Sale Across Groups, Facebook Allows Developers to Advertise in Carousel Ad Units, Reddit Creating Original Video Content, Facebook Local Ads Get Call Now Button and Twitter Testing Related Videos Feature. 

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Brave Ad World - Episode 87

Episode 87 of the Brave Ad World Podcast is ready, and if you weren't paying attention last week, there's a lot you might have missed.

This week’s headlines: Foursquare Is Ready for Marketers, Facebook Shares Insights from Datalogix, LinkedIn Allows You to Follow Business Leaders and Twitter Launches Surveys.

The week’s news quick hits cover: FTC Considering Changes to Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, YouTube Updates Leanback Feature, AOL Announces New YouTube Channels, Twitter Says Advertising in Backgrounds is Okay, 9 in 10 Twitter Users Follow a Brand, Promoted Posts Come to Users, Tumblr Launches Analytics Platform and YouTube Introduces New Copyright Appeal Process.

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